Theme: Species Conservation
Contact : e-mail [1]
Personal page [2]
Joined our team : September 2023
Research interests and expertise
My research primarily aims to understand the factors influencing the non-breeding movements of migratory birds. I explore the interplay between internal motivations and environmental conditions, with a special focus on the impact of climate and land-use changes on their spatial patterns. To achieve these objectives, I employ a comprehensive approach that includes fieldwork, tracking data analysis, and remote sensing techniques.
Currently, my research is centered on identifying and characterizing key staging sites within the Mediterranean basin, particularly for water birds. This work is crucial for guiding conservation efforts because many bird species are expected to establish non-breeding areas in North Africa and Southern Europe, some of which have already shown unexpected behavior in this regard.
Education
2018-2023 – “Migratory behaviour and non-breeding movements of the lesser kestrel revealed through GPS technology”. PhD in Environmental Science. Supervisors: Javier Bustamante and Jesús Hernández Pliego. Estación Biológica de Doñana, Spain.
2016-2018 – “Conservation and population dynamics of Eurasian Spoonbils”. Research assistant. Supervisor: Jocelyn Champagnon. Tour du Valat, France.
2014-2016 – “Impacts of oil palm expansion on avian biodiversity in a Neotropical natural savanna”. MSc Environmental Science. Supervisors: Aldina Franco and James Gilroy. University of East Anglia, UK.
2009-2014 – “Cartagena de Indias’ mangroves forest: unveiling their historical, cultural, and natural significance”. Junior researcher. Supervisors: Martín Andrade Pérez and Catalina García Chaves. Fundación Erigaie, Colombia.
2005-2009 – Scattered trees: Are islands of fertility?. BSc in Biology. Supervisors: Chris McElhinny and Pablo Stevenson. Australian National University, Australia and Universidad de los Andes, Colombia.
Publications
Find below the most recent publications of Lina Lopez Ricaurte, or see the full list [3] on the Tour du Valat’s documentary web portal:
- Assessing exposure to wind turbines of a migratory raptor through its annual life cycle across continents [4]de Giacomo Assandri, Gaia Bazzi, Ana Bermejo-Bermejo, Anastasios Bounas, Enrico Calvario, Carlo Catoni, Ines Catry, Teresa Catry, Jocelyn Champagnon, Federico De Pascalis, et al. In Biological Conservation, 293 (May, 2024), 110592 En ligne : www.sciencedirect.com[...] [5] Unsustainable fossil fuel emissions have prompted a global shift ... read more [4]
- Itinerant lifestyle and congregation of lesser kestrels in West Africa [6]de Lina Lopez-Ricaurte, Wouter M. G. Vansteelant, Jesus Hernandez-Pliego, Daniel García-Silveira, Susana Casado, Fernando Garcés-Toledano, Juan Martínez-Dalmau, Alfredo Ortega, Beatriz Rodríguez-Moreno, Javier Bustamante In Journal of Avian Biology, Online November (November, 2023), e03063 En ligne : onlinelibrary.wiley.com[...] [7] Trans-Saharan migrants often spend a large proportion ... read more [6]
- Impacts of oil palm expansion on avian biodiversity in a Neotropical natural savanna [8]de Lina Lopez-Ricaurte, David P. Edwards, Nabhi Romero-Rodríguez, James J. Gilroy In Biological Conservation, 213 (September, 2017), 225-233 En ligne : www.sciencedirect.com[...] [9] The consequences of converting tropical rainforest to oil palm are well-documented, but the impacts of oil palm conversion on natural savanna landscapes ... read more [8]